Saturday, November 23African Digital Business Magazine

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Stellantis invests in Africar Group to create Auto24, an African used vehicle startup
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Startups

Stellantis invests in Africar Group to create Auto24, an African used vehicle startup

Auto24, a subsidiary of Africar Group, has launched its activities in Ivory Coast. Africar Group is a class leading and multi country digital automotive marketplace across Sub-Saharan Africa. Stellantis investment aims at accelerating its used vehicle (UV) business on the buoyant African UV market. Auto24 is a faster and safer way to buy and sell used vehicles in Africa. Africar Group and Stellantis announce the launch of Auto24's activities in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Auto24 is a direct to consumer used car company that brings new, innovative solutions ensuring transactions are conducted in a transparent and secure way. With the African population set to reach 1.7 billion by 2030 and a car-park already at 50 million units[1], Stellantis has taken a stake in Africar Group to create Auto24 an...
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Tech

Afrikrea Secures US$6.2M in pre-Series A Round and Rebrands to “ANKA” to Export Africa

Leading Ivorian e-commerce company closes oversubscribed round to scale its mobile product suite across multiple retail channels 11 January, 2022. Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire - Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa'', has announced the successful completion of a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and the rebrand to “ANKA”, its all-in-one solution for selling anywhere, shipping globally and receiving payments quickly. The new investment includes participation from Alibaba’s Executive Vice Chairman Joe Tsai, BESTSELLER Foundation, VestedWorld, Enigmo, Groupe Prunay and Rising Tide Africa. They join existing investors SAVIU Ventures (who is also participating in the round), Lofty Inc, Kepple Africa, Consonance, id4 Ventures and Thierry Pet...